Morgan, Phillip David James orcid.org/0000-0002-8797-4216 (2015) Vicarious Liability for Group Companies: the Final Frontier of Vicarious Liability? Journal of Professional Negligence. pp. 276-299. ISSN 1746-6709
Abstract
This article seeks to explore the pressing unanswered commercial issue: whether or not a parent company can potentially be vicariously liable for its subsidiary's torts. It is currently undecided in English law, however, the theory of vicarious liability as recently expounded by the Supreme Court, as well as the development of new categories of vicarious liability, point towards vicarious liability for legal persons. This article argues that a legal (or natural) person may employ, or be in a relationship 'akin to employment' with, a legal person for the purposes of vicarious liability.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | Vicarious Liability,Company law,Group Companies,Tort,tort law |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > The York Law School |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 29 Feb 2016 10:29 |
Last Modified: | 23 Oct 2024 00:00 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:93303 |
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